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Ezra 8

RSV 1
These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Ar-ta-xerx'es the king:
NIV 1
These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
RSV 2
Of the sons of Phin'ehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ith'amar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush,
NIV 2
of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; of the descendants of David, Hattush
RSV 3
of the sons of Shecani'ah. Of the sons of Parosh, Zechari'ah, with whom were registered one hundred and fifty men.
NIV 3
of the descendants of Shecaniah; of the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
RSV 4
Of the sons of Pa'hath-mo'ab, Eli-e-ho-e'nai the son of Zerahi'ah, and with him two hundred men.
NIV 4
of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
RSV 5
Of the sons of Zattu, Shecani'ah the son of Jaha'ziel, and with him three hundred men.
NIV 5
of the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
RSV 6
Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty men.
NIV 6
of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
RSV 7
Of the sons of Elam, Jeshai'ah the son of Athali'ah, and with him seventy men.
NIV 7
of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
RSV 8
Of the sons of Shephati'ah, Zebadi'ah the son of Michael, and with him eighty men.
NIV 8
of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
RSV 9
Of the sons of Jo'ab, Obadi'ah the son of Jehi'el, and with him two hundred and eighteen men.
NIV 9
of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
RSV 10
Of the sons of Bani, Shelo'mith the son of Josiphi'ah, and with him a hundred and sixty men.
NIV 10
of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
RSV 11
Of the sons of Be'bai, Zechari'ah, the son of Be'bai, and with him twenty-eight men.
NIV 11
of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
RSV 12
Of the sons of Azgad, Joha'nan the son of Hak'katan, and with him a hundred and ten men.
NIV 12
of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
RSV 13
Of the sons of Adoni'kam, those who came later, their names being Eliph'elet, Jeu'el, and Shemai'ah, and with them sixty men.
NIV 13
of the descendants of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
RSV 14
Of the sons of Bigva'i, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them seventy men.
NIV 14
of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
RSV 15
I gathered them to the river that runs to Aha'va, and there we encamped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.
NIV 15
I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there.
RSV 16
Then I sent for Elie'zer, Ar'i-el, Shemai'ah, Elna'than, Jarib, Elna'than, Nathan, Zechari'ah, and Meshul'lam, leading men, and for Joi'arib and Elna'than, who were men of insight,
NIV 16
So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning,
RSV 17
and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphi'a, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brethren the temple servants at the place Casiphi'a, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.
NIV 17
and I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his kinsmen, the temple servants in Casiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God.
RSV 18
And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebi'ah with his sons and kinsmen, eighteen;
NIV 18
Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah's sons and brothers, 18 men;
RSV 19
also Hashabi'ah and with him Jeshai'ah of the sons of Merar'i, with his kinsmen and their sons, twenty;
NIV 19
and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 men.
RSV 20
besides two hundred and twenty of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned by name.
NIV 20
They also brought 220 of the temple servants--a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
RSV 21
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Aha'va, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
NIV 21
There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
RSV 22
For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way; since we had told the king, "The hand of our God is for good upon all that seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all that forsake him."
NIV 22
I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him."
RSV 23
So we fasted and besought our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.
NIV 23
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
RSV 24
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebi'ah, Hashabi'ah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.
NIV 24
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,
RSV 25
And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered;
NIV 25
and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God.
RSV 26
I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels worth a hundred talents, and a hundred talents of gold,
NIV 26
I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
RSV 27
twenty bowls of gold worth a thousand darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold.
NIV 27
20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics, and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
RSV 28
And I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
NIV 28
I said to them, "You as well as these articles are consecrated to the LORD. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
RSV 29
Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers' houses in Israel at Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD."
NIV 29
Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel."
RSV 30
So the priests and the Levites took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.
NIV 30
Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
RSV 31
Then we departed from the river Aha'va on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way.
NIV 31
On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.
RSV 32
We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days.
NIV 32
So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.
RSV 33
On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Mer'emoth the priest, son of Uri'ah, and with him was Elea'zar the son of Phin'ehas, and with them were the Levites, Jo'zabad the son of Jeshua and No-adi'ah the son of Bin'nui.
NIV 33
On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
RSV 34
The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded.
NIV 34
Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
RSV 35
At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve he-goats; all this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
NIV 35
Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering, twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
RSV 36
They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River; and they aided the people and the house of God.
NIV 36
They also delivered the king's orders to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.

New International Version

Ezra 8

NIV 1
These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
NIV 2
of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; of the descendants of David, Hattush
NIV 3
of the descendants of Shecaniah; of the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
NIV 4
of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
NIV 5
of the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
NIV 6
of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
NIV 7
of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
NIV 8
of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
NIV 9
of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
NIV 10
of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
NIV 11
of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
NIV 12
of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
NIV 13
of the descendants of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
NIV 14
of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
NIV 15
I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there.
NIV 16
So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning,
NIV 17
and I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his kinsmen, the temple servants in Casiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God.
NIV 18
Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah's sons and brothers, 18 men;
NIV 19
and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 men.
NIV 20
They also brought 220 of the temple servants--a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
NIV 21
There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
NIV 22
I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him."
NIV 23
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
NIV 24
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,
NIV 25
and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God.
NIV 26
I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
NIV 27
20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics, and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
NIV 28
I said to them, "You as well as these articles are consecrated to the LORD. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
NIV 29
Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel."
NIV 30
Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
NIV 31
On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.
NIV 32
So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.
NIV 33
On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
NIV 34
Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
NIV 35
Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering, twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
NIV 36
They also delivered the king's orders to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.